Happiness or 'Success' as Expression of
'Creative Intelligence': Function of

Higher Consciousness or 'Wealth Consciousness'

Theme: Completeness or'wholeness'
of mind...
total
freedom from distortion of perception arising from
fear and conflict is 'creative
intelligence' . The energy of creative intelligence... 'pure consciousness'
as 'knowledge of pure potentiality' ... also 'quantum
field'... becomes manifest as creation for service to humanity and human evolution...
thought and action are motivated by harmony and love. Merging with the present is freedom... depends on willingness to
see reality for what it is, assuming responsibility for one's reality
and seeing problematic situations as opportunities for transformation ... all
this for effective adaptation to social change i.e. 'adaptability'.
Human adaptability is a function of sense of well-being which comes from harmony
with the environment based on harmony with oneself... 'self-knowledge'... i.e.
‘high-level wellness’ or 'happiness'.

The intrinsic
conscience functions as the guardian of personal integrity as it matures in a
process of psychological growth or 'spiritual growth'.
Spiritual growth involves development of the conscience as conscious awareness... moral
consciousness i.e.
‘moral
development’. The result of moral development is the awareness or
consciousness of the human morals - the 'moral
faculty' -spiritual
values - justice, beauty, truth, love and so on, the same values which are
prescribed by the organized religions...
natural 'moral
knowledge'....
which provide meaning to human existence and the so-called dichotomies of the 'human
condition' i.e. 'happiness'.

Developed conscience leads to happiness as sense of oneness
with the world... Happiness is the greatest human achievement because it
isthe answer to the problem of human existence... 'human
condition'... the human organism ceaselessly strives to produce and to create because
productiveness as the productive realisation of one's human potentialities...
is the source of strength, freedom and happiness ...the
more productively one lives, the stronger is one's conscience and in turn, the
more it furthers one's productiveness... the less productively one lives, the
weaker becomes one's conscience .. The key to unlocking the secret to happiness is to recognize that true
happiness is not locked up in a hidden vault. Happiness is at the heart of
our very nature. Everything we need, we already have as pure potential
within our mind. The problem is that our awareness permits the experience of
thought and emotion, which are like clouds that obscure the clear sky.
Happiness lies in the recognition of the sky. Meditation techniques give us the
ability to notice the clouds while seeing the sky. "The meaning of
meditation", he teaches "is to recognize our own pure inner nature
and allow our own possibility, quality, and well being to manifest. It's not
like you try to change and then become a better person. It looks like you have
changed your life, but it is just recognition

What is the
meaning of life... purpose of life?: This apparently
complex issue is really an issue of the non-reflective mind.
The question by
itself is meaningless. The answer depends on one’s
attitude to death and dying. With the knowledge that we all will die some day,
each person is responsible for providing meaning for their own life. This is the dilemma of the ‘human condition’.
The aim of life is
happiness in the true sense of the word and this is tied up with an understanding of the meaning of life. Life’s
meaning as the meaning of
one’s life depends on happiness... So what is ‘happiness’?
Happiness is an
art which depends on interrelationship and interdependence,
never on isolation. The happiness which one seeks for oneself depends
significantly on one's relationship with others. From this point of view,
one becomes less egocentric… less obstinate. In our daily lives one becomes sensitive
to one's connections with others… in the air we breathe, the food we eat and so
on.

Happiness depends on living with the responsibility of freedom… To be happy one must be completely free
from all conditioning influences… this means being critically aware of all
phenomena in one’s environment… being constantly curious of one’s connections to
other people as individuals as well as how they represent impacting social
forces. It means seeing the whole picture… having a holistic perspective...
seeing the forest as well as the trees!
For
total freedom one must live in that state of consciousness which is beyond the
‘ego level’, that is the eternal present of the ‘transpersonal level’... the
so-called ‘higher consciousness state’... in which so-called
‘free will’ is based on moral rationality or
'rational conscience'. On
the transpersonal level one is able to adapt to social circumstances much more
effectively because one’s own happiness involves the concern for the happiness
of others. In a truly civilized society each person honours the other.

For the human being the purpose of life is to be happy…
How do we make a happy life for ourselves? What brings about the greatest
degree of happiness? The transcendance of fear based ego-consciousness…‘self-transcendence’.
In the transpersonal or 'spiritual’ realm the sense of caring for the happiness
and welfare of others is the powerful force of compassion... love
which implies a sense of responsibility. Compassion is the source of inner
strength.
Life on the transpersonal level of human consciousness results in inner
tranquility... serenity inner peace. Compassion for others helps remove fears and
insecurities thus giving one the strength to cope with one’s own obstacles.
Compassion is the source of success in life… ultimately depends on the realistic
attitude based on the realisation that all human beings share the same suffering. With this attitude one perceives obstacles as challenging opportunities for
self-improvement. The need for love as compassion is the manifestation of
the profound interdependence between all human beings and the foundation of our
humanity…. a law of nature. Humility... profound respect for others... in
dealing with human problems results in behaviour which is effective and forceful.
Happiness is required for effective adaptation to changing social conditions i.e.'adaptability'.

If one insists on remaining on the
so-called ‘lower consciousness state’or ‘ego level’ one is basically not happy
because at that level one is unaware of the meaningfulness of human relationship
and therefore of the meaning of life. It is this basic unhappiness which
motivates the egocentric person to make continued efforts to escape life’s
meaninglessness often at the expense of the freedom and happiness of others.

The human
organism is a social organism... depends for adaptabilityon developed conscience as the guide for
life... provides for flexibility... as bending with
the storm.

Spirituality of the human personality or 'human nature' as
higher consciousness or pure consciousness i.e.
'conscience' of the 'Self' required for 'adaptability'.
Development of conscience leading to the ‘self-mastery’ on which success depends is a function of natural growth in the context of freedom for rational
decision-making thereby initiating
creative action necessary for effective adaptation to social change...
'adaptability'.Human adaptability is a function of
awareness free from the conditioning influences of past experience and depends on functioning at the transcendental level of human consciousness...
level of human spirituality... described in terms of interdependent natural laws or spiritual truths ... difficult to put into words... These function in preserving the integrity of
the organism while adapting to social change. Human integrity depends on

knowledge of one's self beyond and above ego-consciousness...
the ‘higher self’,‘true Self’ or 'Self'. Self is equivalent to spiritual essence... essential or intrinsic nature
of the human personality i.e 'human nature'.
Human
nature is characterised by creative
intelligence, a function of personality
integration. Creative intelligence is the source of
creativity and abundance.... the
field of
infinite possibilities
of choices and outcomes... creative potential...
pure potentiality and pure knowledge. Access to pure
consciousness... domain of spirit is through non-judgemental attitudes of good will
and practice of meditation which lead to silence of the mind.

Developed conscience as human spirituality can
be described in terms of its various interdependent facets or 'spiritual laws'.
Spiritual laws are natural laws which to preserve the
personal integrity of the human organism as a social organism. Personal
integrity (and therefore success) is a function of awareness which is free from
the conditioning influences of past experience and depends on functioning at the
transcendental realm of human consciousness. At this level, attitudes are all
important... including courage to resist the judgements of ignorant others. One
is successful if one lives life on one's own terms. Deepak chopra calls this 'wealth
consciousness'.

Human creativity depends on freedom
as 'inner freedom' which involves
conscious choice-making.One must be aware...
be conscious of the choices
one makes every moment....‘karma’...
thus removing them
from the unconscious and brings them to consciousness....
making it
possible to observe the choices one makes while making them. If each karmic episode involves conscious choice it can be analysed and evaluated in terms of
its implications for the future. The best way to prepare for any moment
in the future is to be fully conscious in the present.The future is created in the present.
One's intent for the future or 'intention' the power behind desire...without
attachment to the outcome.... with detachment... leads to life-centered
present moment awareness or 'attention' required for appropriate and effective action...
most effective context for attention. Create the future through detached intention but always in the
context of present-moment awareness or 'attention'. The future is created in the present. Past,
present and future are properties of attention in consciousness. Past is
recollection or memory;
future is anticipation; present is awareness. Only present is real and
eternal. With life-centered present moment awareness, imaginary obstacles disintegrate.The remaining obstacles can be transmuted into opportunities
through one-pointed intention. One commits oneself to a goal with intense
passion.... this is the power of detached awareness and one-pointed intention
operating simultaneously. The quality of
intention on the object of attention will orchestrate an infinity of space-time
events to bring about the outcome intended. Intention lays the
groundwork for the effortless, spontaneous, frictionless flow of pure
potentiality
from the unmanifest to the expression of the manifest. Create
good karma with actions of giving and receiving with the right intention... state of equilibrium
is maintained... giving and receiving
are aspects of the flow of universal energy ...the intention behind the giving and receiving is the most
important thing... if the intention is to create happiness then the giving or
receiving generates affluence as happiness. When choices are motivated by harmony, joy and love then very
little effort is required to bring about successful results. This depends on
one’s perception of reality as it is so that one can see the inherent
opportunities and respond creatively.

Happiness as 'success' depends
on the ability to create a desire that is ‘intention’ combined with detachment...
The ‘affluence’
of true success is the abundant flow of goodness which leads to the continued
expansion of ‘happiness’
- that state of being described as carefree, joyous and loving. Success as
happiness can be characterised in terms of the ability to live in harmony with
one’s own nature, with other human beings and with ‘nature’ as the environment
… the ability to progressively realise one’s own worthy goals… the ability to
fulfill one’s desires with effortless ease... the ability to involve oneself in
meaningful human relationship as a reflection of
one's
relationship with oneself... to engage in creative freedom…to function with
emotional and psychological maturity… to have peace of mind… to engage in
spiritual growth which is a function of the unfolding of complete humanness or
‘divinity’ involved in the process of transcending the ego consciousness or
‘self’ i.e. ‘self-transcendance’… to experience life as a miracle and so
appreciate its beauty... to enjoy health as well-being, energy, enthusiasm for
life i.e. ‘wellness’. Success in this sense is a function of spiritual
freedom and therefore of consciousness or
developed ‘conscience’.

Ecstasy and exultation of your own
spirit is true success or 'happiness'.

Success depends on the ability to
become involved to create a desire that is ‘intention’...
without attachment to the outcome...with ‘detached
involvement’ ...or‘detachment’.
Detachmentis a function of the belief in the power of the Self...
freedom to create the symbols of wealth or
‘wealth consciousness’. Wealth consciousness depends on actualisation of one's unique talent, unique way of expressing
that talent and unique needs related to that talent.Expressing
unique talents takes you into timeless awareness or 'bliss'. If the needs are matched with the creative expression of
the talent and if that is combined with service to humanity then this is
the person's purpose in life or ‘dharma’

(Sanskrit) In
detachment lies the
wisdom of uncertainty... there are no rigid or forced solutions...
Forcing solutions creates new problems... attention
on the uncertainty (comes from detachment) enhances
alertnessand awareness
of opportunities inherent in the problems. Solutions emerge from the problem when one is free to see
opportunity. Preparedness and opportunity coming together is 'good luck'...
the recipe for success... uncertainty
is the ground of pure creativity and freedom from the prison of past
conditioning. Conditioned responses are unconscious responses and are therefore not free choices.
.

Attachment to the symbolic manifestation of intention and desire i.e.
‘poverty consciousness’ is a
function of the belief that one cannot have what one desires... a belief based on fear
and insecurity which comes from ignorance of one's true nature....

'Harmonious living as source of
happinessHarmonious human relatedness is the source of
'happiness'. Happiness does not depend on a 'high standard of living' and
'wealth'. Material wealth which is in excess of the amount sufficient for one's
needs is not a source of happiness. Happiness is the productive realisation of
human potential.The true source of happiness is productiveness and creativity
which derives from harmonious living. Productiveness and creativity are the
source of the strength and freedom from which happiness is derived. The person
who has prudence and foresight and who is able to reject immediate gratification
for the sake of permanent and tranquil satisfaction is happy. Happiness is the
greatest human achievement because it means that one has resolved the dilemma of
the 'human condition'. Happiness is the response of the total personality
to a productive orientation toward oneself and the world. It is preserving the
integrity of the self and being one with the world. Happiness is peace of mind
and absence of fear or 'serenity'. Happiness as serenity has a biological
function which is connected with the evolution of the human organism as a social
organism. Whereas pain results from actions which are injurious to the organism
pleasure and happiness result from actions which are conducive to the welfare of
the organism.

Happiness is a function of
harmony with one's environment or 'external harmony' based on harmony with
oneself or 'internal harmony' ... 'self-knowledge'... see
'spiritual emergence'...whole
person health... holistic health or 'wellness'
...high level wellness...health from the transpersonal perspective... Biochemical function of 'happiness': the opiates of the body called
'endorphins', influence the immune system.

Happiness depends on the natural striving to take charge of
one's own life and health... 'self-mastery'. Interference with
personal freedom and independence deprives the individual of the capacity to
recognize their own emotions or 'feeling states'. The result is
inability to integrate life experiences... psychological failure... or
'psychological impotence'.

Health as 'wellness' is a function of harmony and balance between external and internal
environments. Harmony with the internal environment ...harmony with the self or
'internal harmony' involves consciousness - the conscious awareness
of one's vitality and energy, of feeling alive throughout one's being, a
physical state which induces the mental state of deep appreciation for the
environment. Harmony with external environment - 'external harmony' -
involves sensitivity to the environment. External harmony depends on internal
harmony. Both internal and external harmony are based on the integrated
functioning of mind, body and spirit which work synergistically to create a
sense of wholeness.

High level wellness is a function of personal philosophy
which engages the responsibility for self-awareness or 'self-knowledge'.
Self- knowledge is knowledge of the nature of the human personality i.e.
'human nature'. Human nature is a function of human motives for behaviour or
'human needs'. The human needs include the physiological needs - nutrition,
exercise and stress management; the basic psychological needs for security and
belongingness; the spiritual needs for spiritual growth and
'self-transcendance' i.e.
'metaneeds'.

‘Happiness
is a function of higher consciousness... abundance consciousness or 'wealth
consciousness'

"It follows, then, that the transpersonal perspective on the quest for
psychological well-being is very different from the traditional Western
view. Changes in behaviour, thought, affect, and personality are seen not only
as goals in themselves but also as means to facilitate awareness of
transcendant dimensions of being." (Walsh l2l)

"At the highest levels of well-being-in the transcendent realms where we
experience ourselves as pure awareness transcendant to space, form, and time -
very different possibilites for describing health become apparent. This realm is
clearly transcendent to any existing concept of health. Like the other
subjective dichotomies, the distinction between health and illness collapses in
the deepest levels of being." (Walsh)

Methods of healing
on the transcendental level of human consciousness are called 'holistic health methods'...
'mind-body medecine
The individual's ability to recognize and accept
responsibility for his/her own feeling states is a necessary condition for the
attainment of high level wellness... required for human ability to adapt to changing social conditions...
'adaptability'. Enhanced awareness of one's own feeling states is a
precondition for holistic health. The underlying principle of wholistic health
care is the respect for human potential. Wholistic health care is based on the
fact that each person is a unique personality with a unique life history. In
their unique way, each person is motivated by the instinctive striving for
physical and mental wellbeing and happiness or 'high level wellness'. Wellness
health implies the committment to the individual's goals for self-actualization
and wholeness. The attainment of high level wellness depends on
the individual's own efforts to maximize their human potential.
In order to attain one's goals, one must have a sense of purpose
and a means of self-expression. Purposeful living implies personal satisfaction
gained from successful achievement. Independent activities integrate life
experiences into a unified whole... they are 'integrating experiences'. The
self-responsible individual seeks those opportunities which provide for the
expression of his uniqueness and dignity and provide for human needs. The wholistic approach to health care emphasizes the positive approach to meeting
human needs...

Happiness as learning in the 'flow state' or 'flow learning'... The term 'flow
learning' was coined by pioneer research in the field of happiness, Mihaly
Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced Chick-SENT-mehi) head of the Department of
Behavioural Sciences at the University of Chicago and author of Flow: The
Psychology of Optimal Experiences.

Building Self Confidence through Control
of Consciousness
or ‘Flow’... The
experience of flow is the optimal state of inner experience as ‘living in the
present’. In flow activity one’s psychic energy seems to flow effortlessly as a
result of disciplined concentration and total absorpton without distraction from
fear, anxiety, worry or boredom and one’s awareness of information coincides
with feelings and thoughts which are focused on intrinsic goals or ‘intentions’.
This so-called ‘ordered consciousness’ is the source of motivation for action (resolution)
intrinsic to the self. The intrinsic motivation creates inner strength, harmony
and serenity which transforms life and gives it purpose or ‘meaning’.The person who can
find flow from life is able to transform problems into enjoyable challenges…
learning opportunities… enjoy even desparate situations… essential for survival
and quality of life. Alleviate stress and gain strength from stress by
transforming the situation into a new flow activity that can be controlled and
become a source of enjoyment. Material conditions are secondary… they
affect us indirectly by way of experience… material advantages improve life
only if the person has attitudes of autotelic personality… goals originate
within the self which maintains harmony by seeing
problems not as potential threats but as enjoyable challenges. Requires humility.
As the order of consciousness is increased the self emerges
on a higher level of complexity and this constitutes ‘growth’. Growth is a
function of two psychological processes: one is movement towards separation from
others and makes for uniqueness or ‘differentiation’; the other is movement
beyond the self and makes for further connectedness or ‘integration’. Flow
directly benefits the quality of life
because it involvesthe sense of
exercising control in the difficult situations of everyday challenges… Flow
gives value to life … Subjective experience … enjoying life, harmony of mind…
is life itself. Flow is the source of joy or ‘happiness. Happinessdepends on how one interprets
experience… depends on freedom to determine the content of one’s life… freedom
to achieve mastery of one’s life through integration of the self and building
up of self-confidence … freedom to control one’s inner consciousness… inner
experience of subjective reality… freedom to create order of consciousness in
terms of goals and intentions.In order to adapt effectively to the
challenges of life’s problems… to gain personal control over the quality of
experience… one needs to focus on realistic goals and develop skills which match
the opportunities for action and add up to to a sense of participation or ‘mastery’.
One needs to learn how to build enjoyment into what happens day by day. Routine
activities of everyday life can be transformed into meaningful (purposeful) and
enjoyable experiences which are intrinsically rewarding because there is
immediate feedback…. the self approves of itself and this positive
feedback progressively frees up the person so they feel stronger and more
self-confident than before… promotes the integration of the self or ‘wholeness’.
Following a flow experience the organization of the self is more complex than it
was before… Gratitude is empowering… Sense of stagnation from not trusting one’s
own potential.Conversation leads to expression of ideas we didn’t know
we had.
The word 'affluence' meaning 'to flow in abundance'... derives from Latin 'affluere'
'to flow to' ...
Communion with nature enhances
sensitivity to the interconnectedness with other beings...
and provides a
sense of unity with all of life.

"Flow experiences arise naturally from intrinsic motivation by virtue of
the fact that we have a human mind which processes information... Learning is
time invested in yourself, in the growth and development of your own unique
experience."

"It is necessary to master one's actions or intentions or creations in the
world... what one does or what one makes. It is necessary to have control over
what one accomplishes in the world... so that the outcome is more or less
similar to the intention... it doesn't have to be perfect but it is necessary to
make sure that the desired result is more or less comparable to one's intention.
. to make sure that the outcome is more or less reliable;This is not so easy
It is necessary to learn the skills and the techniques which one needs in order
to accomplish what one has set out to accomplish. It is necessary to cultivate
relationships with other people so that one can find teachers who
are willing to teach something without killing afterwards. It's a kind of good
will that is extremely rare in the world. It's very difficult to find a good
teacher. So to master the skills that one needs it is necessary to find a good
teacher. Last it is necessary to be able to appreciate and share what one has
accomplished along one's path without any vanity or egoism, because
otherwise one cannot arrive at the garden. To arrive at the garden it is
necessary to give up one's vanity and egotism about what one has accomplished
and to thank first the teacher and all the other people who contributed. Like at
the Oscars it is necessary to give up one's own satisfaction... or to be
satisfied about oneself and eat pastries in secret in a little corner... and
then to be able to share with others the joy of the accomplishment and the
results… to be able to find one’s secret garden." (Sonya)

Philosophy of
Buddhism and happiness as enlightenment: So-called ‘Buddhist practice’is primarily concerned with the
‘training of the mind’. The individual must live on the transpersonal level of consciousness, beyond the
ego and existensial levels, in order to confront and reconcile life with its
apparent inevitabilities of loss and death. According to the First Noble Truth of Buddhism, all life is imbued with suffering...
this is the 'human condition'. There are three truths which
lead the way out of the dilemma of the human condition... first, 'the cause of
all suffering is attachment', second, 'the relief of suffering comes from the
cessation of attachment', and third 'the cessation of attachment comes from
following the eightfold path, a prescription for ethical living and mental
training aimed at attaining full enlightenment.

American
context of the so-called ‘constitutional right’ to life, liberty and the 'pursuit
of happiness'.In the book
Seven Spiritual Laws of Success Deepak Chopra write about spiritual truths
which are difficult to put into words. Using what has been called 'guru English'
he speaks to the American audience in the context of their constitutional right
to 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness'. In the culture of capitalism,
happiness is interpreted largely in terms of the egocentric motivation for
material wealth as an outcome. Chopra argues... "When you seek money or power
for the sake of the ego, you spend energy chasing the illusion of happiness
instead of enjoying happiness in the moment." People who make money for its own
sake are not successful (and so not 'happy') in the true sense of the word. True
success or 'happiness' is based on the knowlege and practice of spiritual law or
'natural law'. Success is a process or journey, not an outcome or
destination. The creation of material wealth is an aspect of true success
only when it is motivated by care and love, joy and happiness.

Happiness does not depend on a 'high standard of living'
and 'wealth'. Material wealth which is in excess of the amount sufficient for
one's needs is not a source of happiness. The essence of all material wealth is life energy.

Awakening to the transpersonal dimensions of existence, life itself is held in a
different perspective...an aspect of healthy psychological and intellectual
growth...